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It’s no secret that most in Congress have been particularly bad on spending votes of late. Now with historic deficits and rising debt, Senate leadership is turning attention to an area of spending that rarely gets a vote: Mandatory spending. Speaking Tuesday to Bloomberg News about rising deficits, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said: “It’s […]

Getting spending under control has long been one of the main goals that politicians express, but under united government, bipartisan majorities continually break with this message by supporting massive government expenditures. However, this disconnect is not restricted to Congressmen and Senators. Voters also show support for small government while supporting programs that add its size. […]

Writing today in The Hill, Jonathan Bydlak points out that while Supreme Court drama may be capturing most headlines, problems with the nation’s finances are only growing worse as Congress passes another enormous spending bill: President Trump, who six months ago pledged he would “never sign a bill like this again,” went ahead and signed a bill like this again on […]